pisiform

[ pahy-suh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.

pisiform

/ ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. zoology botany resembling a pea

noun

1. a small pealike bone on the ulnar side of the carpus

Word History and Origins

Origin of pisiform¹

1760–70; < New Latin pisiformis, equivalent to pisi- (combining form representing Latin pisum pea ¹ ) + -formis -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of pisiform¹

C18: via New Latin from Latin pīsum pea + forma shape

Example Sentences

But if you trace the pinkie edge of your hand, palm-side-up, you can feel a similar bone called the pisiform where your hand meets your wrist.

From Washington Post

Miller, who broke the pisiform bone in his wrist, is determined not to miss time.

From New York Times

Its only missing feature is the pisiform - the little knobbly bone on the outside of the wrist.

From BBC

The pisiform is large and prominent, flattened and curved; it articulates partly with the cuneiform and partly with the lower end of the radius.

From Project Gutenberg

It is true that in the human being this is its action; but in quadrupeds, owing to its insertion into the pisiform, it draws the hand into the position of flexion.

From Project Gutenberg